diff --git a/0001-kni-fix-build-with-Linux-5.9.patch b/0001-kni-fix-build-with-Linux-5.9.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..043bb36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-kni-fix-build-with-Linux-5.9.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+From 87efaea6376c8ae1a69e471450744a973995726b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
+Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2020 11:32:47 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] kni: fix build with Linux 5.9
+
+Starting from Linux 5.9 'get_user_pages_remote()' API doesn't get
+'struct task_struct' parameter:
+commit 64019a2e467a ("mm/gup: remove task_struct pointer for all gup code")
+
+The change reflected to the KNI with version check.
+
+Cc: stable@dpdk.org
+
+Signed-off-by: Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>
+---
+ kernel/linux/kni/compat.h  | 4 ++++
+ kernel/linux/kni/kni_dev.h | 5 +++++
+ 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)
+
+Index: dpdk-stable-19.11.4/kernel/linux/kni/compat.h
+===================================================================
+--- dpdk-stable-19.11.4.orig/kernel/linux/kni/compat.h
++++ dpdk-stable-19.11.4/kernel/linux/kni/compat.h
+@@ -138,3 +138,7 @@
+ 	(SLE_VERSION_CODE && SLE_VERSION_CODE == SLE_VERSION(15, 3, 0))
+ #define HAVE_TX_TIMEOUT_TXQUEUE
+ #endif
++
++#if KERNEL_VERSION(5, 9, 0) > LINUX_VERSION_CODE
++#define HAVE_TSK_IN_GUP
++#endif
+Index: dpdk-stable-19.11.4/kernel/linux/kni/kni_dev.h
+===================================================================
+--- dpdk-stable-19.11.4.orig/kernel/linux/kni/kni_dev.h
++++ dpdk-stable-19.11.4/kernel/linux/kni/kni_dev.h
+@@ -101,8 +101,13 @@ static inline phys_addr_t iova_to_phys(s
+ 	offset = iova & (PAGE_SIZE - 1);
+ 
+ 	/* Read one page struct info */
++#ifdef HAVE_TSK_IN_GUP
+ 	ret = get_user_pages_remote(tsk, tsk->mm, iova, 1,
+ 				    FOLL_TOUCH, &page, NULL, NULL);
++#else
++	ret = get_user_pages_remote(tsk->mm, iova, 1,
++				    FOLL_TOUCH, &page, NULL, NULL);
++#endif
+ 	if (ret < 0)
+ 		return 0;
+ 
diff --git a/dpdk.changes b/dpdk.changes
index 1e20f09..826f7ea 100644
--- a/dpdk.changes
+++ b/dpdk.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Apr 21 10:36:13 UTC 2021 - Matthias Gerstner <matthias.gerstner@suse.com>
+
+- add 0001-kni-fix-build-with-Linux-5.9.patch: fixes the build against kernel
+  >= 5.9. Also see here:
+
+  http://inbox.dpdk.org/users/CAJFAV8w8ozEkdSKdBHEHXJDxpChorGa1jUsNEcPMptG30bWykw@mail.gmail.com/T
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Sep 29 09:13:17 UTC 2020 - Jaime Caamaño Ruiz <jcaamano@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/dpdk.spec b/dpdk.spec
index 52dbc41..d2f1cb4 100644
--- a/dpdk.spec
+++ b/dpdk.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package dpdk
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ Patch5:         0003-vhost-crypto-fix-missed-request-check-for-copy-mode.patch
 Patch6:         0004-vhost-crypto-fix-incorrect-write-back-source.patch
 Patch7:         0005-vhost-crypto-fix-data-length-check.patch
 Patch8:         0006-vhost-crypto-fix-possible-TOCTOU-attack.patch
+Patch9:         0001-kni-fix-build-with-Linux-5.9.patch
 BuildRequires:  doxygen
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  libelf-devel
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ The DPDK Kernel NIC Interface (KNI) allows userspace applications access to the
 %patch6 -p1 -z .init
 %patch7 -p1 -z .init
 %patch8 -p1 -z .init
+%patch9 -p1 -z .init
 
 # This fixes CROSS compilation (broken) in the mk file for ThunderX
 sed -i '/^CROSS /s/^/#/'  mk/machine/thunderx/rte.vars.mk